Tour 11 Days From Tangier To Casablanca Via Merzouga Desert

Day 1 : Arriving in Tangier » Chefchaouen

11 Days tour from Tangier to Marrakech or Casablanca starting from your location ( airport, port, your hotel, or railway ) where our Driver/ Guide will meet you . You will have a tour first around the modern city of Tangier vising the Herclus cave and Cap Spartel , then you will continue your journey entering the Rif and reaching Chefchaouen, Berber city meaning “horn”, beautiful location, where the contrast of the white and bleu houses arranged in different planes on the highlighted green area irrigated by the river.
Enjoy the scenic route, Chefchaoen offers endless winding narrow streets and picturesque buildings. Find Plaza Outa el Hammam for a restaurant or café and enjoy a meal as you people watch. Though non-muslims are not permitted to enter, the Grand Mosque is still worth a visit. From there, explore the nearby kasbah (old fortification) and tour the garden, museum, and some of the old prison cells. Follow a path outside of the city walls to Hotel Atlas and climb to the rooftop to enjoy a panoramic view of the Blue City. Or, follow the street east to pass over the Ras el Ma Spring and ascend the path (20-30 minutes) until you reach the abandoned white Spanish Mosque. Enjoy one last view over Chefchaouen as the sun sets behind the mountains.

 Day 2 : Fez » Volubilis » Meknes From Chefchaouen

After Breakfast we will leave Chefchaouen towards the ancient Roman ruins of Volubilis. You will explore the 2000-year-old ruins and learn about life during the Roman Empire. Lunch will be surved in Meknes, Founded in the 11th century by the Almoravids as a military settlemen. We will take you on a tour around the highlights of Meknes. Then you will head off to Fes. Overnight in your authentic Riad including breakfast.

Day 3 : Fez Imperial City

Today your Local Guide will come to meet you in your hotel then he will take you to Morocco’s most fascinating city and the world last surviving Medieval city. You will explore the medina with its “souks” (markets) stopping at the gateway of the Royal Palace, the 9th-century Karouine Mosque and University. You will visit the tomb of the city founder, Moulay Idris II. Lunch will be at one of the traditional restaurants in the old medina. After lunch you will continue to explore the Najarine Fountain, the gateway of the Bab Boujloud, the old harem gardens and the Batha Museum. On the way back to the hotel, we will stop to enjoy a panoramic view of the city. Mausoleum and a famous tannery where skins are cured

Day 4 : Fez » Merzouga Sahara Desert

After breakfast at the hotel, you will travel to Merzouga via Errachidia and Erfoud. You will pass through the fascinating Tizi-N-talghamt mountain pass and the Ziz Gorge, taking in views of the High Atlas plateau. You will notice how the scenery changes, revealing hints of the desert as you approach the city of Errachidia. There, you will have lunch and enjoy Berber hospitality. Afterwards, you will travel along the luxuriant Ziz Valley, stopping for panoramic views along the way to Erfoud and Rissani. Arrival to Merzouga will be during the afternoon. You will be welcomed with a glass of mint tea before take the camel ride to Camp to spend magic night under the stare.

Day 5 : Erg Chabbi Desert Excursion Camel Trek

Today we explore Merzouga Sahara desert in a 4×4 tour. We will visit the Khamlia village where we meet and listen to local Gnawa people, musicians and we will learn about their traditional music. We visit and have some tea with local Nomad families living in the Merzouga desert. We will drive in desert dunes to explore the large desert of Erg Chebbi. We also visit the city of Rissani which is a fortified village and we explore traditional souk. We enjoy a camel ride in the desert in Merzouga with a local Merzouga camel guide to exploring dunes in Morocco. We reach Merzouga desert camp where we will have Berber dinner, we enjoy Berber music and we stay this night in desert tents in Merzouga

Day 6 : Erg Chebbi » Dades Valley

You can admire the wonderful sunrise on the top of the big dunes of Erg Chebbi, just before you return to Auberge. There you will have your breakfast and also can take a shower. The driver will be waiting to start the trip heading the Dades Valley. If you would like to rock climb or hike the Todra Gorge, you can stop here and spend your afternoon there. Or you could enjoy lunch in the Gorge before heading to Dades Valley. In the afternoon you will arrive at your Hotel at Dades Valley

Day 7 : Dades Valley » Marrakech » Ait Ben Hadou

After breakfast we’ll drive through the Dades Valley towards Kalaat Mgouna and Ouarzazate. The route through the Dades Valley, the way of the thousand Kasbahs, provides numerous photo opportunities. We’ll visit the Roses valley and Skoura village, then continue to Ouarzazat, “the Hollywood of Africa”. Lunch is at the famous Ait Ben Haddou kasbah, the largest Kasbah in Morocco. After touring this UNESCO World Heritage site, our journey will continue through the majestic Tizi nTichka pass, reaching an altitude of 2260m, over the High Atlas Mountains. We will stop to enjoy the impressive views and visit the argan oil cooperative. We will arrive in Marrakech late afternoon.

Day 8 : Explore Marrakech

In this Day we explore Marrakech in a guided tour. After breakfast at the riad, we start our exploration of Marrakech, “the Red City of Morocco”. We will ensure that you visit the most important sites of historical and cultural interest, including the Majorelle Gardens, the Koutoubia Tower, the Saadian tombs and the Bahia Palace. After Lunch at a restaurant near the square, you will walk through the souks and view hundreds of handicrafts. In the afternoon, you will have some free time to wander by yourself other parts of the city.
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Day 9 : Day trip to Essaouira from Marrakech
You arrive to Essaouira, where You have the chance to wander the ancient streets and imagine what life has come before us. The streets have a genuinely Portuguese feel, after they renamed the city in the 16th century and used it as a port city of their own. Here You can dine on fish straight out of the sea at any number of local restaurants.

Day 10 : Essaouira » Casablanca

After having breakfast, the trip will be resumed to vist Essaouira( a coastal cit). After a drive of 2 hours and half, tou will be exploring Essaouira through its alleys. You will discover the Skala Fortress which was built by a French architect in 1765 . His name is Théodore Cornut.
Watching the a plenty of handicrafts will be an amusement. Essouira is one of the best direction of surfers because of its unstoppable wind during the year. Essouirra was a home of many civilizations. The portuguese’s architecture is revealed in the historical buildings of the city like the blue doors. “Jewel of the Atlabtic” is what Essouira considered as.
Another interesting place you will go to see is where Rgan oil is produced. Argan oil can be used to eat or as a cosmetic after it is exported to specialized companies. The hard wood of Argan’s tree may be also used to construct houses. In order extract the kernels, the argan fruit should be dried in the open air and remove the fleshy pulp after that. Beside Argan’s production, fishing is another source of source of living for people.

 Day 11 : Travel to Tangier From Casablanca via assila

After breakfast, we drive back to tangier via Assila from Casablanca airport, where the tour ends.